October 26, 2007 -- The Baltimore City Health Department is releasing the final report of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry on Swann Park. The report updates the federal agency’s preliminary report by incorporating new information on soil in the park and comments from the community. Agency officials will come to Baltimore on November 1 to discuss the findings with the public.
To review the report online, please go to
http://www.baltimorehealth.org/.
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On April 19, 2007, on the recommendation of the Baltimore City Health Department and the Maryland Department of the Environment, the Baltimore City Recreation and Parks Department closed Swann Park in South Baltimore. Test results indicated elevated levels of arsenic in the soil at the park. Updates to this developing situation will be posted on this site.